Deuteronomy 17:6:3Deut.17.6.W3TAB
עֵדִ֗ים
edeem
“witnesses”
- Transliteration
- e-DEEM
- Extended
- eh-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəˈnajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- witnesses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
e-DEEM
- phraseyour reading level
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM
- clause
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET
- sentence
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
Exegesis
Hebrew uses parallel constructs shenayim edim {שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים | šənayim ʿêdîm} and shlosha edim {שְׁלֹשָׁה עֵדִים | šəlōšâ ʿêdîm} to define witness thresholds.
Root and etymology
ʻ-dayin–dalet
“witness”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:6
On the word of two witnesses or three witnesses, the one to die shall be executed; no one shall be put to death on the word of only one witness.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 17:6, so the Hebrew word עֵדִ֗ים (edeem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.17.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.6.W3.S1) and character.